All County Award Dinner

This Cross Country Season was all about the team. For the first time in a long time the Cross Country team had a solid group of top runners. At the top of the pack was Sophomore Cullin Burdett. Cullin was selected as an All-County runner for his wide range of accomplishments throughout the season. Congratulations Cullin! With a strong team behind him there is no limit to what this team can achieve next season!

The End...is the Beginning!!!

The end of this great season is the beginning of a promising future for the North Salem Cross Country team. On August 3rd we started the season with 45 individuals. As the season progressed each and every individual continued to improve and amongst the individual accomplishments a team started to develop. The top 7 achieved their team goal at the last meet of the season. With all but one of the top 7 returning next season the North Salem Cross Country team will be a force to be reckoned with next season.
Meet Highlights Include:

Team Rankings:
1- Pawling
2- Bronxville
3- Dobbs Ferry
4- Rye Neck - 124
5- North Salem - 127

Cullin Burdett 17:32 (ranked 6th individual in Class C)
Andrew Mackenzie 18:18
Micky Jacobsen 19:04 (Personal Best)
Luke Raskopf 19:17 (Personal Best)
Tomasz Stefankowski 19:21 (Personal Best)
Sean Devey 19:30 (Personal Best)
Ryan Hendrie 20:34

Coach Gilchrist and Coach Holst are extremely proud of each and every member of the Cross Country Team. The future will be filled with SUCCESS!!!

Freshman Shine...Seniors go out with a bang!!!

On a cold Saturday on the eve of Halloween the North Salem Cross Country team finished off it's regular season with an excellent effort. Voluntary workouts started on August 3rd...3 months later many of the athletes have improved their times while gaining self confidence . The purpose of every season is to improve; Almost all members of the team improved in multiple forms. Congratulations to all of the athletes who competed throughout the season. Coach Gilchrist and Coach Holst are extremely proud of each and every one of you. XC is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports known to man. All of you have made it through to the end. That is an accomplishment in and of itself.

Thank you for all your hard work!!!!!
Coach Gilchrist
Coach Holst



Meet Highlights include:

Freshman Race...
Tomasz - 4th place
Sean - 5th place

Somers Map...

http://ny.milesplit.com/articles/53677

Practice Schedule for the Rest of the week

WEDNESDAY - Practice 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (No Practice for TOP 7)

THURSDAY - 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Need Volunteers to help...Modified Meet)

FRIDAY - 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

SATURDAY- Meet @ Somers Bus Leaves the PQ Bus Garage @ 8:00 A.M.

2nd Semi-Annual Cross Country Track Coaches Championship

The results you have all been waiting for can be found below:

Championship Results

Practice Schedule Change for this week

Tuesday (TODAY!!!) - Practice will be from 3:00p.m. to 4:15p.m.

Section 1 Coaches Invitational

The goal of any runner is to continually improve upon his or her personal performance. The majority of the runners did that on Saturday at the Section 1 Coaches Invitational. As the season nears it's close the athletes are continuing to get better with each practice session. Many of the times run on Saturday were improved from the last meet run at Pawling. The team is looking forward to the Somers meet this coming Saturday.

1st Annual North Salem Cross Country Track Coaches Championships!!!

Today the team competed in their first annual inter-squad championships. The team was met with great success. The team was motivated by the championship shirts that were given to the top 10 finishers. Meet times and pictures are below...
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Not pictured Dan K

Course Times and places
1- Cody - 20'00 (Personal Best)
2- Mikey - 20'15 (Personal Best)
3- Matt - 21'23 (Personal Best)
4- Jack - 21'31 (Personal Best)
5- Luke - 21'40 (Personal Best)
6- Billy - 21'53
7- Brendan - 21'59 (Personal Best)
8- Dan K. - 22:03 (Personal Best)
9- David C. - 22'44 (Personal Best)
10- Greg - 22'52 (Personal Best)
11- Dan S. - 22'55 (Personal Best)
12- Noah - 22'57 (Personal Best)
13- Max - 23'28 (Personal Best)
14- Brian - 23'45 (Personal Best)
15- Chris - 25'05 (Personal Best)
16- Alex - 25'06 (Personal Best)
17- Sam - 25'13 (Personal Best)
18- Matt T. - 26'21 (Personal Best)
19- Kevin S. - 29'09 (Personal Best)
20- Kevin Sa - 31'51 (Personal Best)
21- Jessica - 34'49
22- Diana - 35'12
23- Zach - 35'19
24- David S. - 35'44

Meet at the Track for Practice @ 3:30 p.m.Today!!!

League Championships...

The League Championships proved successful for some and a great learning experience for others. With three weeks left in the season now is the time to push. All of the sacrifice and and dedication will start to pay off in the next coming weeks. We must remain focused. Meet highlights are included below.

ALL LEAGUE

3rd -Cullin Burdett 17'29 (Personal Best)

8th - Andrew Mackenzie

ALL LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION

10th - Emma Ribaudo

***PLEASE CHECK THE UPDATED RESULTS TO THE LEFT OF THE PAGE. PERSONAL BESTS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW***

Individual Breakthroughs = Team Success at Bobcat Run

The North Salem Cross Country team had an excellent meet on Saturday at the Bobcat Invitational. The team was able to achieve success on every level (Varsity, JV and Freshman). Meet Highlights are listed below:

Cullin Burdett - 7th out of 127 (Best finish of the season)
Andrew Mackenzie - 26th out of 127 (First Medal of the season)
Emma Ribaudo - 10th out of 47 (First Medal of the season)
Tomasz Stefankowski - Moves up to #3 in the top 7
George Corde - Moves to the top of J.V. 1

****LEAGUE MEET TUESDAY @ PAWLING....Bus leaves at 3:00 p.m.****

Fast Times at Brewster Increase Team Confidence!!!

The Brewster Bear Invitational proved to be an extremely successful meet for the North Salem Cross Country team. The team as a whole ran excellent times on the 3.1 and 1.5 mile courses. Although this past week of practice was a tough one due to weather, the sun and the team both shined on Saturday. Meet highlights are listed below...

Meet Highlights:
14th place - Cullin Burdett
21st place - Emma Ribaudo

***Please check the updated 2010 XC Results on the left side of the page. Several athletes ran their personal bests on Saturday!!!****
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Practice today 3:00 p.m. @ The Track!!

Practice is cancelled!!! DO NOT RUN

All afternoon activities have been cancelled at the school due to inclement weather. Take the day off. We will meet at the track at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow for practice.

DO NOT RUN IN THIS WEATHER!!!

New Practice Schedule!!!

Starting tomorrow...Practice on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the remainder of the season will start at 3:30 p.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. The Season schedule has been adjusted accordingly.

THE MEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED!!!

Varsity Top 7 and JV 1 meet in front of the auditorium at 3:00 p.m. for practice!!!

NSXC claim 14 Medals at Green Mountain Invitational!!!

The North Salem XC team woke up early on Saturday morning to attend the Green Mountain Invitational. The loss of sleep was a small price to pay for what the team would gain. The team took home an unprecedented total of 14 medals. The Medal Winners are picture below...

Meet Highlights include:
Medal winners:
Chris Marino
Brian Giachetto
Kevin Santos
Dan Selzer
Sam Lidsky
Emma Ribaudo
Cullin Burdett
Max Hastings
Zach Pezzillo
Cody Nager
Nick Brown
Billy Messemer
Noah Hale (not pictured)
Jessica Dubbioso (not pictured)

The Team Shines at HOME!!!

The North Salem Cross Country team opened up the dual meet season with a win over JFK. The entire team ran the tough 5k trail and ran it well. The first meet of the season at home is always a special meet. It gives the athletes a chance to run in front of their families and friends. It gave North Salem the opportunity to defend their home course. Every member of the team had a great race and the top 7 are truly starting to develop into a team. There are so many accomplishments and personal records to list. Please check Cross Country Results 2010 on the left side of the blog.

The Team is becoming a single unit...

Meet Highlights include:
Boys: Girls:
1st place - Cullin Burdett 1st place - Emma Ribaudo
2nd place - Micky Jacobsen
3rd place - Luke Raskopf
4th place - Tomasz Stefankowski
6th place - Ryan Hendrie
7th place - Sean Devey

***All PR's are highlighted on the results. Please check results to the left and take a look at pictures from the meet below.

Pack Running Emerges at Red Raider Run...

In Cross Country the key to success is pack running. The North Salem Cross Country team started to put this idea into action on Friday at the Red Raider Run. For years the team has had a couple of top runners, but for the first time in a long time the team has the potential to develop a top 7 group with unlimited potential. Pictured below is our group of top 7 runners who attended the meet.

Top Finishers and Race Highlights include:

1. Cullin Burdett - 15th out of 73 (medal winner pictured above)

2. Micky Jacobsen - Finished as our number 2 runner with time of 19'22(personal best)

3. Luke Raskopf - 19'55 (personal best)

4. Ryan Hendrie - 20'11 - ran a great race and finished strong

5. Sean Devey - 20'15 - one of the two dynamic freshman in his Varsity debut ran a great race

6. Tomasz Stefankowski - 20'20 - the second of the two dynamic freshman in his Varsity debut ran well.

7. Andrew Mackenzie (injured) - Captain who showed great support and leadership by attending on Friday.

***Position 3 - 6 all finished within 25 seconds of each other - that is the epitome of pack running!!!

2010 Results are up!!!

<<<<<<<-----------------Check out the 2010 XC results...More results will be posted as the season continues.

Somers Big Red helps NSXC build confidence...

The 2010 Cross Country Season is underway. The team started the season with a strong showing at the Somers Big Red Invitational this past weekend. The runners have been working hard all summer and it showed on Saturday. Almost every athlete that ran finished with a better time than they ran the previous year. Although we only had two girls competing, they ran hard and pushed through some adversity. The freshman and Varsity boy’s teams ran well. Coach Gilchrist and Coach Holst are extremely proud of the athletes who competed on Saturday.

Meet highlights include:

Freshman Team finished 2^nd in Class C

Varsity Team finished 4th in Class C

Top Finishers

Varsity -Cullin Burdett – Finishes 17^th out of 204 with a time of 17:58 (Personal Best)

Freshman - Tomasz Stefankowski – Finishes 15^th out of 116 with a time of 9:22

Freshman -Sean Devey – Finishes 16^th out of 116 with a time of 9:29

NEW PRACTICE TIMES!!!

There is a change in the schedule for the next couple of days...

Thursday - Practice 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Friday - Practice 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Saturday - Bus Leaves from PQ at 7:45 a.m.

***We will redistribute uniforms tomorrow***

How many miles/minutes did you run today?

Post your comments to this post...click the comment link below to leave a comment. Coach Gilchrist and Coach Holst will be checking the blog throughout the day. Have a good run!!!

Hills...Hills...Hills!!!

Today's practice went extremely well. All of you guys are working really hard. Keep up the hard work...Always remember EMBRACE the HILLS!!!

2009 Results...

As the first meet approaches see how you have progressed from the beginning of last season. Check the 2009 XC results link to the left.

*2010 Results will be posted as meets are completed.

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TODAY 9/1/10 PRACTICE IS CANCELLED!!!!!

Practice has been cancelled due to the heat index. Practice will resume tomorrow from 3 - 5 pm.

Running Form...

Coach Davis and I went to see the Diamond League this summer while it was in NYC (Ichan Stadium). We got the chance to watch some of the best distance runners in the world. Watch their form. Its all about running efficiently...

Bernard Lagat was the world champion at 3,000 meters this past winter.

Pay attention to the voice at 13 seconds....

Look at the winners arms when he comes in...

Tying your running shoe...

1st practice...Fun in the rain

Our 1st practice is in the history books. Although the rain came down the North Salem XC team was up for the challenge. Great Job to all of the athletes who did some base miles today. Great practice guys...take a look...



Coach Gilchrist motivates..
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Static Stretching as a group

North Salem XC Practice Starts!!!

Practice Starts Tomorrow...The North Salem 2010 Cross Country season is here!!!

Practice Starts August 23rd.

Please report to the Track at 4:50 p.m.

The ENTIRE Schedule for the year is posted in a link to the left of this blog posting.

Coach Gilchrist and I look forward to coaching the LARGEST XC team in NORTH SALEM HISTORY!!!

Summer Group Workouts!

Coach Gilchrist and I hope that everyone is enjoying their summer and also looking forward to the upcoming Cross Country Season. The following are the dates that we will meet as a Group for voluntary workouts. The group will meet every Tuesday and Thursday prior to the start of the season to put in some base miles. As you all know success in Cross Country is largely determined by the work you complete before and early on during the season. If you have not been running you need to start building up your BASE MILES today! If there are any questions please email Coach Gilchrist or Coach Holst.

Dates:
August 3rd 6:00 p.m.
August 5th 6:00 p.m.
August 10th 6:00 p.m.
August 12th 6:00 p.m.
August 17th 6:00 p.m.
August 19th 6:00 p.m.

Welcome to the Cross Country Blog

Welcome to the official North Salem Cross Country Blog! This site will serve as a place of communication between the Coaches, athletes and the community throughout the season. Feel free to leave comments and e-mail the coaches. Coach Gilchrist is looking forward to the upcoming season!

Athletes: Please read below.

Click the link below to find all the forms you will need for the upcoming season. Please have these forms in to Coach Holst before June 25th!

http://www.northsalemschools.org/athletics/athletics_home